The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-10

pictures from behind the scenes AZ the execu-
tive mansion, and he believes that the people
care for the little things Of White House life
as much as they do for the presidents mos
sages. Shriver has "A very brilliant lmaelna-
ton and funny story !. told Of one OF his
experiences while he was in Baltimore and
before be came to Washington. He did AT
this time much outside work. and often sold
some Of his leading sensations 10 different
newspapers One day he offered, n is said. d
dispatch 10 The Boston Post. and The Post
published the next day his Telegram and their
reply The telegram was;
Bosrov posr-Do You want the remarkable oc-
currence which happened here today. Balfi.
more's tattooed woman has just given birth 10 9
taitooed baby This is the only instance in BIS
tory OF such an occurrence.
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
To which The Post telegraphed hack the
reply;
BALTIMORE ANERIcAN-Yours received We do
NOT want the dispatch about The tattooed woman
and her tatiooed baby We have upon our staff
d high salared man who does an that kind of
business for US BosroS Posi-
The father of the Washington correspond
entsis Gen H. V Boynton, of The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette lie has been here ever
since the war. and be won his spurs as war
correspondent lie is now about 80 years old,
but is rs active as any reporter Of p, and he
writes as well now as lac ever did in the past.
Boynton is prominently fighter. He is not
happy unless he is in Il newspaper contro-
yersy, and when he enters one he never stops
until he wins lie had a fuss with Speaker
Keifer year or so ago, and the exspeaker
has doubt not, regretted that he ever en-
gagged in the quarrel Boynton has been
spending his force in an attack upon the Dis
trict commissioners during the past summer,
and ! venture that there Is not a newspaper
correspondent in Washington who has more
influence for radical reform than he He is
an especially able writer upon political ques-
tiOns. and he has the politics of the country
and its war history at his pens end He lives
very nicely in Washington and is strict
Presbyterian as well as newspaper CORE
spondent He has "A pleasant home life, and,
like several other correspondents know, he
does not allow any but the most important
telegraph messages delivered at his house
after he has left the Office at midnight
see that T. c. Crawford has been doing
some very good work for The New York
World from London this summer Craw-
ford is a Michigan man, and his first news
paper work WAS done rs city editor OF The
Milwaukee News He was afterwards con-
nected with The Chicago Time, at Washing
ton. hIst as an assistant and then rs head Of
the bureau. lie left The Times for The
Chicago News and from The News came 20
The World He is a good writer and one Of
the best dressed men in the profession. he will,
J understand, be back at Washington TO take
charge OF The World bureau during the
coming session.
Speaking OF newspaper men, they maintain
the closest Of relations with our public men,
and there is no place where this is 80 much
the ease s AT Washington. The Washington
correspondents are as rule high toned gen
tlcmen, and they are intrusted with secrets
by senators and cabinet officers which they
could sell for large amounts If they were un
scrupulous. There is not a correspondent